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On - the beaten track
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Spent some time on this road in Far Western QLD about 80 k's out from Mt Isa. Cr*ppy bitumen road, but no flies, so all good! Sorry for how the photo turns out sideways. Joe. -- Edited by Farmhat on Wednesday 3rd of July 2019 11:28:48 PM
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What is going on.... shoot our Koalas Your kidding me.
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The following is an extract from the Grey Nomad's Newsletter that hit my in box today. Cull call A South Australian Parliamentary Inquiry has been told that koalas, corellas, fur seals and other native animals are reaching unmanageable levels across the state. The Natural Resources Committee (...
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Coleman Camp Oven
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https://www.tentworld.com.au/buy-sale/coleman-camp-oven
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What do you use to secure the ropes on an awning for bad weather.
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I have the screw in type of pegs, but have found they tend to just make a plug of earth or sand and easily pull out. The most successful pegs I have found are the 300mm long by 9mm dia. and crossed over with another at right angles. I have various lengths of pegs but am thinking of doing away with all except th...
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Under vehicle protection
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I do a lot of off road drivingI recently did the 3 major tracks in SA and the rocks smashed the daylights out of my water system, drainage system and PVC pipe storage for awning supportsMy van is an off-road unit and I've done the same trips in another van many years ago without any damage.I've seen rock t...
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Hi We are considering buying a new caravan. We recently had a New Age Big Red 20 We are considering an Evernew or a Lotus Any suggestions Thanks
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ULURU Chaos
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https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/tourists-flocking-to-climb-uluru-before-ban-kicks-in-could-cause-long-lasting-damage-20190711-p526g9.html
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Spiteful Words
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I wrestle with cardboard, I struggle with foil I pluck at tiny tabs until my blood begins to boil, and when Im all for giving up, Im at my wits end I see those nasty spiteful words Open Other End
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On the road again.
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After a small test trip away we are departing this morning for approx 3 months cruise on coastal and country QLD. We have a blue BT50 towing a Kingdom Kensington van. If you see us parked up please drop in for a brew or coldie. Cheers.
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History of Henry Ford's Factory
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https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=031f4fc2e6&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-a:r8634263726692188828&th=16bde5d4728db581&view=att&disp=inline&real...
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Travel Videos
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I have been an occasional contributor to this forum over the years, but last year our advancing years caught up with us and we had to hang up the keys. We accumulated a lot of home movies of our travels. I have taken short clips from some of them to put together videos that I hope others will find of inter...
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Annexe floor matting
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Hi All, just wanting to know peoples thoughts on annexe matting? the matting we have at the moment is green Air Weave type and we are replacing it as we have bigger van now and was wondering what the Camec grey weave type is like and if it was better than the Air Weave ?? any thoughts would be appreciated C...
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Spikes found in national park be aware Oberon
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Public Safety Warning Tyre spikes located and causing damage in State Forests. ***Editor's Note: some of the images depicted in this post were obtained from open sources online. *** Police have received a number of reports of homemade tyre spikes being found on public roads within Vulcan and Gur...
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Fire at Adele Grove
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https://www.facebook.com/ABCNorthWestQLD/videos/442125959969518/
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mini washing machine
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We are thinking of purchasing a mini washing machine for carrying with us as we travel around in our caravan. Not necessarily installed but one capable of washing and spinning. We would appreciate member's experience with these machines and the pros and cons.
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Do many people here use Wikicamps?
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I've been using wikicamps for about 18 mths and love it. I use it almost daily to plan my trip. I find the comments amusing because, like people, there are huge variations of the comments posted. Comments with vary from a near hell-like experiences to others stating its being in heaven - all on the sam...
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Bull Attack
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Came across this massive bull stuck in a cattle grid. The grid was blocked off for about an hour and every now and then the bull had a big struggle to get out before collapsing again. It was bleeding form the nose, mouth, and legs. A fella came along and was standing near the grate when the bull got himself f...
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Overweight caravan Accident, now court case
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https://magazine.rvdaily.com.au/en_US/14476/208710/caravan_crash_tragedy.html-- Edited by Craig1 on Thursday 4th of July 2019 09:09:14...
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2019 The Year Of Outback Tourism.
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Not too long ago the QLD government announced that they were allocating $3,000,000 to encourage visitors to Outback QLD this winter. A few months ago they had good rain over a large part of the area. 2019 has now been renamed the year of the bushfly plague. In most of the places that we have visited over t...
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Caravan parks are the worst option
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I'm not a fan of staying at caravan parks but sometimes you just have no other choice but to use their facilities. Recently I had a call at 10:10 to remind me that checkout time was 10am and could I please come to the office to pay the additional nights rent. I was already 30 mins down the road so I asked...
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